Sembi

Sembi

10-year-old Sembi (Nila) and her grandmother Veerathayi (Kovai Sarala), an apiarist, live peacefully amidst nature in the hilly regions of Kodaikanal. They lead a beautiful life until three influential miscreants - Mathivendhan (Jickson), Akshay (Yasar), and Surya (Suryaprakash) - gang rape Sembi and shatter all their dreams. When a police officer chokes Sembi and forces Veerathayi to withdraw the case after finding out the criminal is the minister's son, the latter has no other option but to thrash the officer very badly, and he ends up in a coma. The two escape and board a bus called Anbu, which is on its way from Kodaikanal to Dindigul. All 24 passengers on the bus, who are from different walks of life, thwart all the political interventions and are guided by a lawyer (Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan). They help Veerathayi and the innocent Sembi get justice through the enactment of the POCSO Act (2012). Veerathayi and Sembi win the case, and the three criminals get life imprisonment till death. While giving a glimpse of the journey of the passengers aboard the Anbu bus, the film professes "Love thy Neighbor as thyself".

Director

Prabhu Solomon

Release

30 Dec 2022

Run time

140 min

Language

Tamil